Lifting truck



Sept. 23, 1930. w. STUEBING. JR 1,776,523

LIFTING TRUCK Filed Jan. 21, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l glvwemtoz M 61 tom w 4 Sept. 23, 1930. w. STUEBING. JR

LIFTING TRUCK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 21, 1926 anvmboz j 'lh hd ss a g d s I logsteeifing handle only atonepoint, then the r Patented' Sept. 23, 1930 A'con onnmxon on conn'EcTIo 'p 2 5 movementofthesteeringhandle from vertii pa" t ?her zd llp i ens l be m d s of in lifting the load, biit the connection 7 het iiveenthe' ele ating' frame and steering tobe pivoted to'the effectiveness of the steeping. handlejopei'ating t eve ch g s: b te lyi.d ri eth e e e te ovem nt a t p in of a choif 99f. :Thelpres ent invention provides a flaligement whereby i after the point of attacliinentiof 5 the .Qliftingi connections has sep o f is ce i eril 1S il e o se feei qryiee en ce m t m l t e P evi dr rrang'ement provided by. the invenin its p tefer e nf r pr ides ame hee imlime emeet n wh h ve l er g 'betnfeen'the lst'eei ing handleand the link con- 'neoted to the elevating fr'ame is Within de} ebl limi s durinelel lpert o filieli operation. so Th igure 11 is a plan yi' w of a lifting tr'ucl:

.g rireted i i e'eco ee ..;W, 11 an 'e be y- Ii 'pr'ie i es f the iven on t ioisfa side yiew o f the structure'shown 1-theelevetieeeplet rm be g shewn e i s. l fHlQStPQSi Q i-I y di iitl estrnotfufe shownot? Thetruckshown for V ,he,in e ienilie,ef min eme fie d "a loadsiipp'orting"eleyatiiigjralne (iv carried. ther.eby-.. A. s teering .is rotatably m'oiintdina"tran'sverseyoke"8 forming a 5 50 art; of the main frame and to which yoke 1 2 ,llpplicatioii;iiled a usryei i926 ,se lyn jsim.

ment of the connections' inoves' through an r @1 1 p n p loml em t i th ser- 20 ing handle is; in effect changed's o fares the ad eer ptieew e a steering kwIIiIlIAM stunning}; ang' onomcmlm'ei, 02110, Assielvon; BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, ".1 0 THE YALE & TOWNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, oFs'rAMFoxm, connnomco'r the sideb'ai's 9 of the main frame are rigidly gconnected'as by means of bolts 10; A steering hancllelh pivoted at 12 to the steering heachis provided for haiiling the truck.

ThecleVating "frame is supported ongthe "mainframe by "means i of similar links 13 pivotally Connected to the mainfframe atfthe rontancl rear ends thereof; and is connected to belifted hyfoperation'of the steering handle im yertica-l plane when the steering head is in substantially its straight forward'p'o'sitionljf'lh'e connection for thisbperati'on is so arranged as to provide in efiecttwo'levei:

arms posi ,oiithe steering handleand arranged to operate insucces'sion; i This is accomplished inthelstructure illustrated by providing interengageable links 1 1, 15 pivoted, to the elevating frame at 16 and 'to the "steering handle at 17 respectively and having"; in operation liniitedf'angnlar moveioned at an angleto each other,

ment' relative toQthe"steeringjhanclle; The

,linkpl l is I normallyv lunged-to the disengaged position indicated in Fig. '2 by the spring 18 acting upon its lower end, but its movement is limited by the link 19 pivoted to abiyacket 20 ran the inain ffaihe yoke Sand having a pin a and slot connection to the link as indicated at 21. Movement of the 'link'15 relative to thest'eeringhandle islimited'by a stop 22 on the handle which is engaged by a corresponding stop'23 on the link. In'this arrangement the distance between the pivot 12 of the ha'ndlean'd the pivot pin 17 icon- I stitutestheeflective length of a lever arm for} the firstp'o'rtion ofthe lifting operation and the distance between the pivot point '1-2 'and the pin 24 in itslimit position constitutes a the effective length of a level arm" for the latterportion of thelifting operation. The

particular arrangement Will be; determined "bythe 'i elativeainoimt of power; required or "desired; for "thedilferent" parts of the lifting movement; As shown, the t'woefiective level" arm lengths-are substantially :eq'ual'and the :fi'rst' arm acts through angle of approxin1ately 45 degrees before the stops 22 and 23 engage and "the second fictlY lever ar n chines; into action; to "complete the lifting 1"? 7 if i 4 l engage,

V The links 14 and tend normally to dismove up out of engagingpositionunder the action of the spring 18 but the uppermost position ofthe link'l l is such that it can easily be engaged'by' the link15when the operator moves the latter by means of'the pedal eXten $01125 .7 I. A suitable loick isprovided to'maintain the elevating platform in its uppermost load erup- V 2 .is' i mounted at 28 on the yoke'8 of the main frame porting'positionl As shown, a hook and it cooperates with a hook'29 pivoted ona pin 7 l forming part of a lever havinga pedalextem sion'30 extending within convenient reach ofconstructed I h 7 cally when the elevating frame-1s lifted and 7 tion when the there is relatively littlepressnre between locking members, and little resistance is offered to disengagement thereof.

The two hook members are th oper t arrangedto engage autoinat1-,

and

they may be disengaged by; stepping on the Inview i inks 13aref1n a substantially vertical posiload is in its elevated position,

' A suitablevcheck and spring return device 1 32 is provided between'the two frames to'retardthe lowering movementof the elevating frame as isusual in trucks'of this type. The description of thevparticnlarie bodiment of the invention is illnstrativen erely and is not intended as definingthe l m ts of} the invention.

1.1 A lifting 'trnek comprising eoinbination a main frame having a swivelled steering head, a steeringhandle pivoted to "thesteer ing head,

an elevating frame movably supported on the main frame, connecting means between the elevating frame and the steering ing ' handle, and means said links.

handle for lifting, the

link pivoted to the steering handle and means for, releasable. pivotal 7 connection of one of said links with the other, onefof said links having means for limiting theiextent' of its relatively to the steering to engage and? disengage angular movement 2." A liftingtrnck cottages, combination awheeledframe having a swivelled steer-, ing head, azsteering handle pivoted to the steering head; anelevating iframe'movably connectedto the wheeled .frame,; connections I between the elevating frame andsteering handle comprising interengag'eable separable flinkfs, one pivoted tothe elevatingframe and the other pivoted to, the, steering handle j e the 11111: 15 falling away from the; link 14 by gravityand the link ll tending to v p e 7 movement relative thereto during pose described. Y

16 onthe elevating frame. fThei hook the other link and -means-forlimiting the .29 is disengaged from hook 27-byj an ,arm,31

arm 31 lifts" between the elevatingframe'and the steering of the -fact that "the supporting former and compris a] link pivoted to'the elevating frame, a

thelatter link bein'gengageablecwith a shoulder of the steering handle to limit its pivotalf the lifting or the pur-:

operati n, substantiallyas and 3. A lifting truckcomprising in combination a wheeled frame having a swivelled steersteering head, an elevating frame 'movabl y ing head, a steering handle pivoted to the V connected tothe wheele dframe, interengage c able links carried bythe' elevating frame and 7 steerin'ghandle respectively, meansfor moving onelinkinto and out of engagementwith movement of the steering handle link with respect tofsaidhandler during the elevating 7 v e I in combinat10n a wheeled frame having a swlvelled'steen ing head, a steering handle pivoted to the V V steering head, an .elevating'fr'am'e movably connected to the wheeled frame, connections handle comprising links pivotally connected respectively'to the elevating frame iandthe steering handle" and, to each other,'means for engaglng and disengaging saidlinks and means for v limitingthe pivotal movement ofthe steering handle to provide in effect two lever arms duringthe lifting operation,

lifting truck comprisln-g in combination a wheelediframe' having a swivelledsteering head, a steering handle pivoted to the lhandlejcomprising a linkpivotally connected v totheeleVating framefand a second link'cor the link connected to the handle relative tooperating therewith, means for limiting pivf' otal movement of saidsecondlink relative to the steering handle, during elevating movement thereof and'means for breaking the con- 1 of-the; handle atthe end of the lifting movement/Q 1 g 6. A lifting tion a wheeled frame having a swivelledsteerr H 11o] nectlon between sa d links .upon backward "movement truck comprising in combinai ing head, a steering; handle. pivoted'to the;

St g .llead, an} elevating framefmovably it 0 1 6Wheeled frame,connections" between the Y elevating frame and steering handle comprising links" adapted to; be en' -s gagedand disengaged and means for limit "ing. angular movement Ofoneof said links 1 I relative to the steering-handle. 'dnringffelevat- 1 V ing movement thereof, substantially asjdescribed; f; a e ,7; l ts i ywhereof, I have I signed my j name to this specificationthis seventeenthday g o f D'ec'ember,11925. 4 V v V r :WHAMJSTUEBING 

